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The sub-series contains scrapbooks that relate to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Sarnia. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings pertaining to St. Joseph’s Hospital, some also contain: internal communications, invitations to hospital events, programmes for hospital events, newsletters, and copies of annual reports.

Subseries consists of records providing an overview of the history of the partnership between the Sisters of St. Joseph and the St. Joseph’s Hospice. This includes a timeline of events from the first meeting to receiving the first resident.

Subseries consists of an announcement, a poster, a newspaper article and speeches relating to the official opening of the Hospice.

The subseries contains one vinyl plaque made from an audio disc with a photograph of Monsignor Flannery in the centre. The accompanying metal plate is not attached to the plaque. The subseries also contains one color photograph of the plaque showing how it was originally on a wooden mount.

There were several committees formed to assist with the move from Hamilton to Burlington. The Ad Hoc Re-location Committee determined where the Centre should be relocated to. They met with the Ministry to confirm continuing funding and negotiated for a capital project budget. They also hired an architect and worked with him to ensure the proper renovations were made on the new building. They projected the total net cost for the moving project as $373,966.53. The Ad Hoc Fundraising Committee was created in order to raise $125,000 worth of funds towards the completion of the school. The Child Care Committee looked at the program’s general philosophy in light of the new relocation. The Personnel Committee developed the budget to support the program while the relocation was taking place. Board of Directors meeting minutes, reports made by the president of the board, and a report by the executive director also comprise this sub-series. These documents discuss preparations for the future of the program, as well as offer specifics about the move.

This series contains meeting minutes of a committee of the Cool School, which comprised the Sisters, Dr. Anderson and lay people.Several types of renovations were discussed, including the creation of a dark room where students could take photographs. For several meetings there was an exchange of philosophies to ensure that the Sisters and Cool School were a compatible match. Lease discussions also made up a large part of the committee meeting discussions.

This sub-series comprises details concerning expenses and financial initiatives during and after the Guatemala mission. There are expense reports detailing building and transportation expenditures. There is a list of donations sent to Guatemala complete with donor information. Guatemalan children were sponsored through a beca student sponsorship program that helped cover educational costs. Information about donations and aid recipients in this program is provided. There is also correspondence discussing the Sisters’ accounts. The Sisters’ continued financial support after they left the mission is recorded in monthly statements and correspondence.

This sub-series is comprised of letters related to the Guatemala mission sent to and from the Sisters of St. Joseph during and after their time there. There are letters discussing applications for visas, passports and Guatemala Tourist Cards. There are also several letters of reference for passport applications. Other travel correspondence concerns flight and vaccination information. There is also correspondence between the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Capuchin Sisters of the Third Order. These letters detail how the Sisters’ post-1979 financial support was used. Updates are provided about the Nutritional Centre and Colegio San José, including the number of students enrolled at the school, courses offered, and the number of children and families being served by the Nutritional Centre. There is a 1996 letter from the Nutritional Centre, where photographs of children being cared for were provided. The sub-series also contains correspondence between the General Superior, Sister Marina Flaherty, and Sister Esperanza who worked with the Sisters at the Colegio San José. There are also letters between Sister Marina and the Sisters in Guatemala, in which details about the Guatemala mission and the Hamilton community are exchanged, providing glimpses of the Sisters’ projects and daily lives. Correspondence detailing the 1976 earthquake and the damage it caused to Teculután also form this sub-series. One letter written on February 25th, 1976 by Sisters Aloysia Fischer, Mary O’Sullivan, Madeleine Graf, and Anastasia Ward to Sister Marina Flaherty provides a personal account of the earthquake. Other letters discuss post-earthquake restoration projects and the money which was raised for aid.

This sub-series is made up of records which detail the daily lives of the Sisters and those who worked with them during the Guatemala mission. There are several accounts containing personal recollections. Reverend Michael Myroniuk wrote about delivering aid to Guatemala after the 1976 earthquake. This account was written in 2014, 38 years after the earthquake occurred. In 1990, Sister Marie Garnier (Joan) McMahon reflected on her time spent in Guatemala. In this account, she discusses the founding of the school and clinic, the building of the convent, as well as everyday life in Guatemala. She wrote another reflection in 2002, which provides a brief history of the mission. She also recorded information about her 2005 trip to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Colegio San José. Dona Cristi de Juarez, the first president of the Parent’s Committee of the Colegio, reflects on her time working with the Sisters and her experience trying to get speed bumps placed in front of the school. Mirna Aroch, daughter of Don Baltazar Aroch, the first Guatemalan teacher to work at the school, provides an account of her father’s time working with the Sisters. One of the Sisters reflects on her trip to El Jute, where she met with Francisca Barillas, the first woman catechist to work with the Sisters in Guatemala. There are also recollections from the prayer group about their experiences with the school and interactions with the Sisters. A special edition magazine covering the 1976 earthquake also comprises this sub-series. The articles discuss foreign aid, the national reconstruction program, and the Guatemalan economy. Newspaper clippings include stories about the founding of the Colegio San José and the Guatemalan military coup. There is also a complete set of annals for this mission. The annals detail the daily lives of the Sisters and their experiences learning Spanish, building and working at the school, creating the nutritional centre, and time spent working with the dentist and local clinics. The annals include photographs.

This sub-series contains newspaper clippings about the formation and vocation of the Sisters. The newspaper clippings include a personal account of one Sister’s journey from The Boston Globe as well as clippings about becoming a Sister, news about the vocational and community work of the Sisters, and the history of Sisters of St. Joseph in London in The Canadian Register.